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DEPENDANCIES:
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- GCC and binutils
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- GNU Bash
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USAGE:
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See http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/genkernel.xml or
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issue ``genkernel --help''.
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PORTING:
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To port to other arches:
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# cd /usr/share/genkernel
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# cp -Rp x86 ${myarch}
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# mkdir /usr/share/genkernel/pkg/${myarch}
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Modify what is needed in the /usr/share/genkernel/${myarch}
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directory, as well making a generic kernel-config.
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IMPORTANT KERNEL NOTES:
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- You MUST have /dev/pts turned on.
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"Block devices->Loopback device support"
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"Block devices->RAM disk support"
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- To boot genkernel properly, the kernel config must have
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RAM disk support and Initial RAM disk support. You should
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also set your "Default RAM disk size to 8192"
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BOOTING A KERNEL WITH INITRD:
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GRUB:
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real_root= needs to point to your root partition
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root= needs to point to the ramdisk (should stay at /dev/ram0)
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init= needs to point to the linuxrc file to execute on the ramdisk
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vga= should be the resolution you want your screen. 0x317 is
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1024x768 - 16bpp and you'll get a pretty splash if
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configured properly
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GRUB EXAMPLE ENTRY:
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title=2.6.0 [ Genkernel ]
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root (hd0,0)
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kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-2.6.0-gentoo root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc real_root=/dev/hda3 vga=0x317
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initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd-2.6.0-gentoo
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